I seriously just read this comment. "This is another huge waste of money. Only the lowest of classes ride public transportation. You won't find anyone who owns a home for $200,000 and up who needs to ride a bus or train into work."

HMOG, DJ. Seriously, WTF?

You won't find anyone who owns a home for $200,000 and up who needs to ride a bus or train into work.

This is just wrong, in addition to being classist.

Also, I hope the person who made that post loses his/her job.

(What, did I post that out loud?)

And another thing: Without public transit, companies would have to pay "the lowest of classes" more money so they could afford to own cars to drive to work. Plus more tax $ for more roads, etc. So Mr or Ms. $200,000 a year plus would have less money.

Finally and in conclusion, fuck that bastard.

That's a very common opinion in my town. There was even a protest about expanding bus service because it would enable "the wrong sorts" to get to the mall do "stuff". And radio morning hosts on stations I no longer listed to will often complain about the people they have to sit near on the bus/train. I hear my cow-orkers saying the same.

It's the Public Transport Catch-22: the PTB won't put in new routes because not enough people use the current ones, and people won't ride the bus because the current routes and times suck.

Common opinion here, too. Although not so much classist as racist.

public transportation in TX is so rare. honestly I don;t even know if there is any in the areas right outside of Ft. Worth where my parents are.

Yes. I'm sure those stations up in Plano are just packed with the poor, the tired, huddled masses...yada, yada.

I make decent money, but I need to ride the train. Know why? Because driving downtown would make me go postal. Not to mention $10 to park.

It's also fairly obvious most of those commenters who hate DART have never stepped foot on it. $200,000 homes? Tell that to the guy in my hood where most homes don't go for under $300,000 and more are in the $500,000 plus range (Mr. Jane and I rent an older duplex) who takes the bus and the train every morning.

msbelle, where outside of Ft. Worth are they? I know there's a station in Hurst for the TRE.

Dallas' has actually gotten pretty good. We just had a 3rd line open Monday. There have been some timing issues with the 2 older lines, which messes up my morning commute, but I can't wait to take the green to the state fair.

That's a very common opinion in my town. There was even a protest about expanding bus service because it would enable "the wrong sorts" to get to the mall do "stuff". And radio morning hosts on stations I no longer listed to will often complain about the people they have to sit near on the bus/train. I hear my cow-orkers saying the same.

The exact reason why there's no PT option to get to Jerry Jones' Deathstar in Arlington.

(Disclaimer: My step-father is GM of the company that runs the busses in my hometown, so I'm firmly on the side of expanded public transportation)

They are in Colleyville, so nearby Hurst. There should be buses in Euless and North Richland Hills and Bedford, moreover a lightrail from that area to Downtown Ft. W.

I stand corrected, it looks like the TRE (which I had never even heard of) hits some of those places.